European elections have become contested ground. Election interference, disinformation, and authoritarian pressure now shape the vote. Foreign interference targets ballots from the Baltics to the Balkans, and every result carries weight for transatlantic security. This hub tracks the campaigns, candidates, and outcomes that matter most across the continent. The Hungary elections test whether a long-ruling incumbent can be beaten, and the Hungarian elections remain a bellwether for illiberal rule. The Poland election reshaped the country’s path, and later Polish elections shape its courts and ties to Brussels. The Moldova elections pit a pro-European path against Russian pressure, and the Moldovan elections show how the Kremlin tries to sway voters. Fellows and analysts examine election interference and what each result means for NATO and the European Union. Explore commentary, data, and analysis on the European elections shaping the region.
Elections
The news underlined the acute personalization of Georgia’s politics and worries among the elite about popular apathy.
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December 19, 2023
Georgian Ruling Party Basks in Success of EU Candidature
Candidate status creates a paradox. It is good news for the country but may also help the less-than-Euro-enthusiastic ruling party in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
December 15, 2023
“Information Chaos” Plagues Serbia Elections
Ahead of a critical election, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party are spreading disinformation and harassing opposition politicians, independent media, and civil society.
November 13, 2023
Russia’s Hand Seen in Moldovan Local Elections
There are lessons for Ukraine and beyond in the use of hybrid warfare tactics by Russia in a recent vote.
October 31, 2023
Understanding Ukraine: The Minefield of Wartime Elections
International cooperation and creative solutions are needed to safeguard democracy in Ukraine as they look to elections.
October 26, 2023
Georgia Bangs the Anti-Western Drum
The ruling Georgian Dream party has adopted an increasingly anti-Western propaganda strategy to deflect attention from its authoritarianism.
October 24, 2023
Strategic Dilemmas Face Poland’s New Government
Poland’s most important election in decades was exceptional for many reasons, not least because the result will reshape Warsaw’s strategic outlook.
October 19, 2023
Political Chrysalis Emerges from Poland’s Election
There are signs of new political developments beneath the surface of the country’s election outcome.
October 17, 2023
Sea Change in Poland — What Might it Mean?
Poland’s three main opposition parties won more than 50% of the vote in the October 15 election and look set to form a government. What might result?
October 16, 2023
Poland’s Robust Democracy Delivers Change
Poland’s 2023 parliamentary elections, held on October 15, appears from preliminary results to have shifted the pattern of Polish politics.